Carabooda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carabooda

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically live in a home in Carabooda, which is a little above the national figure. This area is dominated by larger households and families with children, with very few people living by themselves.

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📍 Carabooda, Suburb / Locality

Where Carabooda sits — Average household size

3.1 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carabooda — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carabooda3.1
6033, WA 3.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Households here are among the largest for similar areas, typically holding 3.1 people. This explains why only 10.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.7% ▼ -25.2%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carabooda, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66.8% of families in Carabooda. Single-parent families are much less common here, at 7.1%, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

7.1% ▼ -35.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carabooda, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Carabooda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50255/carabooda/topic/family-households